A Night in Sleepy Hollow 2020 has been cancelled. Our partner for this event, Bourbonnais Township Park District, has cancelled all large events for fall 2020. The events have been cancelled due to Restore Illinois Phase 4 guidance limiting events to 50 people or less.We will certainly miss our autumn home at Perry Farm Park.
By Elizabeth James Fall is my favorite season for so many reasons: Pumpkin patch visits, making chili, seeing the leaves change, saying goodbye to mosquitoes… These are a few of my favorite things. Another really exciting thing about the fall is the return of Sleepy Hollow! For the second time, I was asked to return…
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By Marissa Rapier “… my sister, Henrietta, and I will lead you through our village so that you might make up your HEADS for yourselves.” That is one of several lines my character, Lavinia, recites as a guide for A NIGHT IN SLEEPY HOLLOW. Let me just say that being a character in this production…
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Bourbonnais Township Park District’s “A Night in Sleepy Hollow” will transport the audience to the time of Washington Irving’s novel in the authentic Three Bay English Barn at picturesque Perry Farm. Acting Out Theatre Co. is very excited to once again stage the Van Tassel party in the historic barn which is the setting in…
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By Sharon Richardson I recently returned from a 3-week bucket list, westward journey with my 86-year-old dad. It was an incredible bonding opportunity as dad and I have not lived physically close to each other in over 28 years. My mom passed away this past January and my dad knew if he was going to…
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In 1946 Disney animators did not have enough material for a full-length version of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,so it was decided they must couple it with another short story, The Wind in the Willows. The result was a film entitled The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Bing Crosby, in his one and only partnership with…
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By Michael Keigher Happy September everyone! Sleepy Hollow has just begun and we are off to an amazing start. It has been so great to feel the energy from the cast and to see so many new faces involved with this incredible production. The beginning process of a show is such an exciting time. When…
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By Shauntia Mettlin As I was researching the legend of the wild huntsman, I kept being led down different rabbit holes. Today’s rabbit hole consists of the dark, evil side of the wild huntsman stories. Often referred to as the “wild hunt”, this term was used to describe the apparitions of mounted huntsman or a…
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By Shauntia Mettlin Did you ever wonder how the legend of the Headless Horseman came about? I started getting curious about what sparked Washington Irving’s curiosity and gave him the inspiration for such a mysterious villain. The most well known story comes from the german folklore and the Brothers Grimm. It is believe that the…
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